Timothywas admonished to be faithful in ministry, faithful in conduct, faithful in preaching the foundational truth of the Word.. and faithful to our brothers and sisters within the Body of Christ. He was also warned of the consequences of unfaithfulness and the need to patiently endure hardship and opposition for Christ's sake.
Theapostle answers by giving Timothy two simple things to do. Today we will take the first of these. (This section runs from 2 Timothy 3:10 through the end of the chapter.) In the first part, Paul says to Timothy, "Remember my model. Do what I did. Do what you saw me do when you traveled with me these past 15 or 16 years. Remember my example."
Thechapter concludes with a hymn-like doxology (1 Timothy 3:16) which reflects the theme of glory, similar to Paul's earlier hymn in 1 Timothy 1:17. The three chapters to this point have been both personal and focused on "big picture" concepts in the church. Chapters 4 through 6 transition to a more practical tone.
1Timothy 6:1 N-NFS GRK: καὶ ἡ διδασκαλία βλασφημῆται NAS: of God and [our] doctrine will not be spoken against. KJV: of God and [his] doctrine be not INT: and the teaching be blasphemed. 1 Timothy 6:3 N-DFS GRK: κατ' εὐσέβειαν διδασκαλίᾳ NAS: Christ, and with the doctrine conforming
2Timothy 3:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV) 16 God has breathed life into all of Scripture. It is useful for teaching us what is true. It is useful for correcting our mistakes. It is useful for making our lives whole again. It
Inour text, Paul gives Timothy (and us) a dose of reality about the times in which we live. He warns us that “in the last days difficult times will come” (3:1). The Greek word for “difficult” is used only one other time in the New Testament, to describe the two violent demoniacs of Gadara (Matt. 8:28). It means, “harsh, fierce
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